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AP PHOTOS: Hundreds scale Mount Everest in a weather-hit climbing season
Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides scaled Mount Everest this month in Nepal, struggling against harsh weather to ...
A Lightning Fast Ascent of Everest Is Rocking the Mountaineering World
Four British climbers made it from London to the peak in under five days after preparations that included inhaling xenon gas.
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Back to 8000 metres: How Bangladesh’s mountaineers emerged from a decade-long pause
A new generation of Bangladeshi climbers is rising fast. Ikramul Hasan Shakil’s record-setting Everest summit hints at the start of a comeback for the country’s mountaineering scene ...
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Climbing back: How Bangladesh’s mountaineers emerged from a decade-long pause
A new generation of Bangladeshi climbers is rising fast. Ikramul Hasan Shakil’s record-setting Everest summit hints at the start of a comeback for the country’s mountaineering scene ...
The queue at the top of the world: Dozens of climbers wait for their turn to reach the top of Mount Everest in human traffic jam
Photographs taken from the snowy mountain showed adventurers in their orange protective gear forming a snaking queue to the ...
Mount Everest suffers traffic jams as climbers battle harsh weather - with beginners not helping
Hundreds of climbers and their Sherpa guides have scaled the famous Nepalese mountain this month, struggling against harsh ...
Nepal’s mountaineering community celebrates 72nd anniversary of Mount Everest conquest
Nepal’s mountaineering community celebrated the conquest of the world’s highest mountain with a rally of climbers, guides and others who gathered for ...
How Two Ex-Commandos Built Britain’s Toughest Clothing Brand
When former UK Special Forces soldiers Anthony Stazicker and Louis Tinsley launched ThruDark, they didn’t just build a brand ...
The twin peaks of human achievement
Decades ago, Mount Everest was conquered by a triumph of human spirit. This month, a triumph of ingenuity allowed a group of ...
‘Not Just Physically Exhausting, But Emotionally Harrowing Too’: Safrina Latheef After Conquering Mount Everest
In a remarkable feat that blends courage, sacrifice, and perseverance, Safrina Latheef has etched her name in histo ...
The 70th Anniversary of the First Ascent of Kangchenjunga
On the 70th anniversary of the first ascent of 8,586m Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain, we explore its ...
Mountaineer Tyler Andrews to Attempt Speed Record on Mount Everest
Tyler Andrews will attempt a speed record on Mount Everest for the second time. His first summit attempt on the world’s highest mountain, without supplementary ...